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Welcome
Welcome
to the Hutt Valley Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists
website.
The Hutt
Valley Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, a
non-profit organization, was
founded in 1983 to promote the search for family histories of members.
Our
objectives are:
- To
encourage compilation
and publication of records and family histories
- To stimulate interest among members and
others in
genealogy and family history research
- To acquire for the use of members and
others, materials
and publications which are of genealogical value
Meetings:
The branch meets two times a month
February to December at :
Petone Community Centre,
Petone Community Library,
7 - 11 Britannia Street,
Petone.
Evening meeting
We
meet on the second
Thursday of the month,except January, where
we generally have speakers who talk about genealogical or
historical subjects.
The meeting starts at 7.30pm
Day meeting
We
also meet on
the third Thursday of the month,
except January and
December, where
we generally have speakers who talk about genealogical or
historical subjects.
The meeting starts at 10am
Member Benefits:
As a
member you
will enjoy
these benefits:
- Entry
to
all the meetings
- Monthly
newsletter
- Meet
other
researchers
- Assistance
in solving research challenges
- Access
to the computer holdings
- Borrowing
books and magazines from the library
- Field
trips
- Workshops
Visitors
Visitors are welcome to our meetings.
There is a $4 door
charge
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Upcoming events ....
In
July 2009 our meetings
topics are:
- 9
July -
Lower
Hutt’s lost
cemeteries and how we deal with them – Historian and Genealogists
locating
information about hidden or neglected cemeteries by Warwick Johnston
- 16
July - Hands on Research using the Resources at the Petone
Library
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